Sunday, August 24, 2014

Dead Man’s Curve- Paula Graves

Dead Man’s Curve

Paula Graves

Harlequin Intrigue, Aug 19
2014, $5.50

ISBN: 9780373697847

FBI Agent Ava Trent arrives in Johnson City, Tennessee to
investigate the kidnapping of Gabe and Alicia Cooper (see The Man from Gossamer Ridge). The Feds’ interest involves Alicia’s late
brother Sinclair Solano, who had been on their Most Wanted List until he died
five years ago. At the motel where the
abduction occurred, a stunned Ava sees a very alive Sinclair; a man she was
falling in love with on Mariposa eight years ago.

Worried for his sister, Sinclair believes someone in Sanselmo
realized he did not die in the Tesoro Harbor warehouse explosion that killed several;
and that means El Cambio’s lieutenant Cabrera knows he betrayed them, most
likely as a federal double agent. His
sibling is a pawn to bring him out into the open where terrorists and law
enforcement have a bulls-eye on his back.
Now he must persuade Alicia to give him time to rescue his sister though
the agent sarcastic retort eliminates him telling her the truth.

The first Gates romantic suspense is a high octane thriller with
an angry enemy targeting a steadfast Solano as he risks his life to save Alicia
while his FBI sidekick devastates his normally singular mission focus. With a connection to the Cooper saga, Dead
Man Curve is a terrific tense opening act.